AILEEN LONG - WANAKIJI, BUSH TOMATOES

AILEEN LONG
WANAKIJI, BUSH TOMATOES,  2023
30 x 30 x 2 cm
Ceramics - Terracotta
 
REGION
Tartukula Artists
 
PROVENANCE
Barkly Regional Arts, NT Cat No: 23-TA72
Cooee Arts, NSW 
 
STORY
This is wanakiji, bush tomatoes. Family, we go around collecting bush tucker, with crow bar. Dig 'em up. We learn from big people, from parents - dad and mum. We grew up on bush food, kanga berry, bush potato, I paint bush tuckers because I like to go out and collect them, sit out with the crowbar and dig the potato. And eat them, it's a nice taste.
 
EXHIBITED
CA Presents Barkly Arts at Affordable Art Fair, June 2023, Randwick Racecourse
 
ARTIST PROFILE
AILEEN LONG